The coach the Cavs hire will be Donovan Mitchell related! – Windy talks future of Cavs 👀 | Get Up

The coach the Cavs hire will be Donovan Mitchell related! – Windy talks future of Cavs 👀 | Get Up

most expressive fingers in all of sports media it’s time for a windy watch and this is a on-topic windy watch there was a firing in the NBA yesterday Wendy what should we make of it yeah so Cav’s president uh Kobe Alman is going to have a press conference today trying to explain his rationale behind firing JB bicker deatha you look at the last four years they went from uh Lottery team to play in to playoffs the second round and they still made the coaching change and what Kobe is not going to really probably be able to articulate that was absolutely a factor here is the Donovan Mitchell piece every decision the Cavs make between now and when Donovan Mitchell makes his decision on a contract extension in July is going to be wrapped around that and Donovan Mitchell and JB bicker staff’s relationship was something that could concerned the Cavs it was absolutely a factor in the decision to fire him they’re going to protect their star player that is what they’re going to do but this this coaching move and the the person that they hire will be Donovan Mitchell related and when they do meet with him after the finals because that’s when they’re allowed to talk to him and and offer the contract extension the new coach and the new coach’s plan and and the offseason roster will be a big part of that presentation is your is your feeling Jay that Donovan Mitchell is going to commit long-term there again for those who’ve not been following this there really three options Wendy correct me if I’m getting any of this wrong one of them is that he signs a long-term contract extension in Cleveland great another is that I guess there’s really the two options he he defini he doesn’t and they face a decision of holding on one more year and hoping that he you know decides after that year that he’s happy there or trading him and make sure they don’t wind up losing him for nothing I I should have said two options those are the two options which do you think winds up happening but I do not think Donovan Mitchell is going to be in Cleveland long term I don’t um you know I I think Kobe Alman was put in a really precarious situation obviously because you you got your star player if he didn’t have a great relationship with JB biera but I mean biera was a really good coach right you got his team very far um I I think it puts Cleveland in a difficult situation where I I don’t think they’re going to win this thing when it’s all said and done my personal feeling that’s why I don’t know anything it’s my personal feeling Monica I want to ask a question to the radio voice of the New York Knicks because everyone and I know thought that Donovan Mitchell was going to come to the next don’t even do it stop stop no that tell me why why because you Jaylen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell do not play together like and not because they don’t have great basketball IQ but it’s not a good fit you’re going to two six2 guards like it just doesn’t work to me it’s just not a good fit in terms of the style of basketball that they both play basketball like you sure they could do it but to me that takes away from the identity of a Tom Tibido Le Knicks team and that actually was the reason why they they they dragged their feet on making the trade two years ago when it seemed like it was a fate Complete because there was there was an analytics portion of that front office with the Nicks that didn’t like the matchup because remember they had just brought in Jaylen Brunson but I think in Donovan Mitchell’s situation now you’re only as loyal as your options and I don’t know if he has many other options that he can consider when you take away the Knicks as a place that he did want to land so the best option might be to stay there and let them build around you in well wi winman final word what might those options be in a world in which he doesn’t resign you had told us last week that teams are already readying their offers who will The Usual Suspects be here there would be a handful of teams who would prepare offers if he became available and all of those teams would be willing assign him to the $200 million extension that the Cavs are willing to offer the key a key huge Point here is because he was traded in the middle of this contract the Cavs do not have the super max Advantage even though he’s made all NBA and if he if he was still on the Jazz he could sign a supermax but because he was traded he loses it that means the Cavs lose that advantage and that’s a factor here that is a play a factor in the way and by the way that’s not a surprise the Cavs knew that when they traded for him but that’s a factor and how he is looked at he they they don’t have as much home field Advantage as other players in this situation am I the only person who finds the supermax the most interesting contractual element in professional sports today the supermax is a fascinating thing to follow he’s not eligible for one it could be the reason he doesn’t stay in [Music] [Applause] [Music] 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On Get Up, Brian Windhorst breaks down how the firing of J.B. Bickerstaff will affect Donovan Mitchell’s future with the Cavs.

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